La Roë

La Roë
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Château-Gontier
Canton	Cossé-le-Vivien
Community association	Pays de Craon
Coordinates	47 ° 54 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W
height	52-101 m
surface	8.76 km 2
Residents	245 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	53350
INSEE code	53191
Website	www.la-roe.com
	; abbey

La Roë is a French municipality with 245 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Mayenne in the region Pays de la Loire .

geography

La Roë is 11.2 kilometers southeast of La Guerche-de-Bretagne and 13.9 kilometers northwest of Craon .

history

The Abbey of La Roë was founded by Robert von Arbrissel (1045–1116) in 1096, although he resumed his life as a traveling preacher in 1098, the monastery prospered. In the Huguenot Wars (1562-1598) the abbey was devastated. It was partially rebuilt in the 18th century, but destroyed again in 1796 during the French Revolution .

Attractions

The abbey is now part of the municipality and is partly privately owned, it is partly classified as a monument historique . Among other things, the Romanesque abbey church has been preserved. In the church there is a bell with Latin inscription from 1745 and a prayer chair from the first half of the 17th century, which are also classified as MH .